How can tax be refunded from a scholarship payment?

Taxes deducted from a foreign recipient could be refunded when a treaty benefit is available between the U.S. and the foreign student's country of residence or when the foreign student has lived in the U.S. long enough to become a resident for U.S. tax purposes. The International Office will assist foreign students with tax treaty applications. The Scholarship Desk will assist students and others with tax residency applications.

For treaty benefits:

The Internal Revenue Service W-8BEN form allows a waiver of the 14 percent withholding tax for residents of countries that have tax treaties with the United States. To determine whether the scholarship/fellowship recipient is eligible for the waiver, please see te Texas Global Tax Treaty Website:

1. Tax Treaty eligible students should complete the the tax treaty application through the Glacier website. 
2. Upon completion of a GLACIER tax record, the student must sign the Glacier Tax Summary and the associated W-8BEN form created within Glacier and submit the forms to Tax Services.

For more information, contact:

• Student and Scholar Support Services: 512-471-2477

For U.S. tax residency:

Email the Scholarship Desk at scholarshipservices@austin.utexas.edu with your UT EID and request set up for a GLACIER tax record.

Upon completion of the GLACIER tax record, the student must print and sign the GLACIER tax summary showing U.S. tax residency and submit the forms to Tax Services.